During his visit to Southern Lebanon, Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook explored the problem of unexploded ordinance. Here he witnesses a destruction exercise.

Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook visits a World Food Program project site in the West Bank, which trains women in beekeeping as a way to generate income for their families.

Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook visits a World Food Program project site, which trains women in sewing and embroidery as a way to generate income for their families.

Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook visiting a World Food Program distribution site in the West Bank. By the end of 2009, the United States will provide over $5.5 billion to fight against global hunger - more assistance than any other country.

Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook speaking with students at an all girls school in Shufat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem about the upcoming elections and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook visits Yad Vashem. The United States, along with Israel, Australia, Canada submitted a resolution on Holocaust Remembrance that 65 other UNESCO Member States co-sponsored, and 193 Member States of UNESCO adopted by consensus in October 2007.

Assistant Secretary Brian H. Hook and Foreign Minister of Cyprus Markos Kyprianou, held a press conference to discuss the role of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).